"In the rural sector, computer adoption has been significant, although not at the rate evident in the urban scene. In order to identify the level and type of computer use practised by rural businesses, especially farmers, a survey was carried out by the K ...

The animal grazing industry is a major sector of New Zealand's economy. Managers controlling the utilisation of the nation's massive pasture production tend to make utilisation decisions using experience and intuition in constrast to formal analyses. Yet, ...

"The animal grazing industry is a major sector of New Zealand's economy. Managers
controlling the utilisation of the nation's massive pasture production tend to make utilisation
decisions using experience and intuition in contrast to formal analytical ana ...

Managerial ability has always been regarded as an important parameter in agricultural production. However, while there have been studies on descriptive aspects of management processes and abilities (e.g., Johnson et al (1961)), few studies have focussed ...

Computers are becoming an increasing part of the range of tools available to farmers in
carrying out their farm management activities. However, there is a range of utilisation of
computers within the farming sector. This Research Report provides an applic ...

In an environment where producers are faced with the need to continually improve productive efficiency in order to generate higher levels of net income, a fundamental aspect is the provision of appropriate quantities of feed for animals while maintaining ...

The animal grazing industry is a major sector of New Zealand's economy. Managers
controlling the utilisation of the nation's massive pasture production tend to make utilisation
decisions using experience and intuition in contrast to formal analytical anal ...

A national postal survey of 3,021 randomly selected primary producers was conducted over late
1997 - early 1998 to investigate the penetration of “on-farm” computers and clarify details of their
use.
The sample was stratified by geographical location, far ...

Men have often been significant beneficiaries of development interventions. This has stemmed from increasing the economic strength of the target population. In the 1990's there has been a
shift by development agencies to a more equitable focus where a bet ...